Mad Science for Singles: Boozy Chocolate Cinnamon Sauce Recipe

Top any dessert with this decadent chocolate cinnamon sauce.

Welcome back to my lab, where I’m creating simple, delicious recipes for singles. With each entry, I give you the basic recipe followed by Mad Science tips for conducting your own experiments. With only a few ingredients, you can enjoy a gourmet recipe from your own kitchen. No matter your skill level, let your inner mad scientist out and let’s get cooking.

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, this month I’ve concocted just the thing for you: chocolate cinnamon sauce with bourbon. Cinnamon and bourbon enhance the delicious chocolate flavor, and you’ll be looking for excuses to pour this boozy chocolate cinnamon sauce on everything. That’s a promise.

You’ll be looking for excuses to pour this boozy chocolate cinnamon sauce on everything. That’s a promise.

Looking for the perfect finishing touch for dessert for a special occasion — a date, a promotion or a quiet day at home? Here you go!

Boozy Chocolate Cinnamon Sauce Recipe

Delightfully decadent

1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped

1 stick butter

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/4 cup bourbon

Simmer the chopped chocolate and stick of butter in a double boiler (or a substitute for the double boiler), stirring occasionally with a spatula until smooth and melted. Be careful not to allow the water to boil, as steam or water will cause the chocolate to seize. In a separate heavy-bottomed pan, scald milk and cream together with cinnamon. Add the milk, cream and cinnamon mixture to the chocolate and butter mixture and stir. Blend in bourbon.

Voilà!

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MAD SCIENCEExperiment with different liquors, such as rum or vodka. Put this stuff on all kinds of things — dessert things, anyway! Try it on ice cream, pastries and fruits. Have fun!